Rosario: Pleasant, Authentic & Worth a Weekend
Rosario is Argentina’s third largest city and while it doesn’t get the same attention as Buenos Aires or Bariloche, it’s worth a visit to this city on the waterfront.
Jolie: A Pretty Belgrano Bistro
Jolie Bistro is a modern, and indeed, pretty café/bistro where art and French cuisine come together in Belgrano’s lovely Plaza Castelli area. Jolie suffered some mixed reviews after it first …
Kel: Buenos Aires’ Largest English Bookstore
Kel books harkens back to the days when Argentine English students in the leafy northern neighborhoods wanted to ensure they learned ‘proper British English.’ Importing and selling books for 35 …
Casa Felix — A Culinary Adventure in a Private Garden
Casa Felix is one of those special places that you read about as a child — a secret garden, a cloud at the end of a giant beanstalk, or a …
Pride Cafe: San Telmo’s LGBTQ Daytime Hangout
San Telmo’s first gay but hetero-friendly coffee and lunch joint is modern and fresh and has been around for years. The GQ-pretty customers only add to the sunny well-scrubbed feel …
Porteño Corner: Bakery Worker, Elba Huerte
Elba Huerte Age: 64 From: Remedios de Escalada, Province of Buenos Aires Counter server, El Pan Nuestra Bakery Mexico 702 San Telmo Q: How …
Guide to Ordering Meat in Argentina: Cuts of Beef
Argentina has a long tradition of being one of the world’s meat capitals and is famous worldwide for its high-quality, grass-fed beef. Argentines make up the second-largest consumer market for …
The Roxy: Buenos Aires’ Rock ‘n’ Roll Temple
The Roxy of Buenos Aires is a house of worship for Porteño rockers and worthwhile option amongst the myriad of Palermo nightspots. Like its famous namesakes, The Roxy has a …
Bar Seddon: A Seductive San Telmo Classic Bar
Bar Seddon is a nostalgic refuge on one of the nicest little cobble-stoned corners of San Telmo. It’s a seductive destination to enjoy a coffee while gazing out the window …
Porteño Corner: The Fruit Pusher, Pedro Jose Barriani
Pedro Jose Barriania.k.a., ‘The Fruit Pusher’Owner of the no-name fruit standMexico 789San Telmo Q: How long have you been here? 55 years. • 55 years? How old are you? I’m …